Cleopatra visits Herod; c 33 BC. The civil wars between the descendants of the Maccabees enabled the Jewish general Antipater; governor of Idumea; to become Procurator by the favour of Caesar. His son; Herod; by courting the interests of Rome; reigned in peace; but was hated by the Jews for his foreign friendships and the cruelty of his administration. Antony gave Cleopatra the coastline of Palestine; except Tyre and Sidon; and Jericho. About 33 BC she visited Judaea and embroiled Herod with Malich; King of the Nabataeans; who defeated Herod in 31 BC. Illustration for Hutchinson's History of the Nations (Hutchinson; c.1920). Note: Image has been digitally enhanced to facilitate repro.